apotropaico
[apot̪ɾoˈpajko]
The verdict
“apotropaico” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que mágicamente conjura o previene la mala suerte o las influencias malignas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-apotropaico · apotropaico · Spanish
apotropaico · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | apotropaico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [apot̪ɾoˈpajko] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “apotropaico” en español
Rare enough to double-check
apotropaico is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [apot̪ɾoˈpajko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que mágicamente conjura o previene la mala suerte o las influencias malignas.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for apotropaico, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is apotropaico, spelled A-P-O-T-R-O-P-A-I-C-O.
Definition
- 1Que mágicamente conjura o previene la mala suerte o las influencias malignas.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how apotropaico appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Todo ello provocaba en el alma un vacío que venía a llenar en cierto modo el culto al héroe con su carácter apotropaico, es decir, de defensa frente a los poderes de ultratumba
Pero lo más interesante de la ciudad de Las Cogotas son los grandes recintos en que se guardaban los ganados y, cosa curiosa, a la entrada de ellos es donde se ha encontrado uno de aquellos verracos a que se ha aludido, lo cual parece indicar que en casos tenían un significado apotropaico.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.